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When Your Husband Doesn’t Want to Have Sex With You

Written by on May 23, 2013 in Expressing Love, Health, Marriage, Romance with 0 Comments
When Your Husband Doesn’t Want to Have Sex With You

You have a great marriage, but your husband isn’t interested in having sex with you. This happens more often than you think – to even the happiest married couples. Here’s what one reader says: “We are not intimate at all. There is zero passion. We talk about it, he always listens and says we need [...]

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Why Are You Mean to the One You Love?

Written by on May 22, 2013 in Expressing Love, Marriage, Reconnecting with 0 Comments
Why Are You Mean to the One You Love?

Wives are mean to their husbands, husbands mean to wives, siblings mean to each other…here are a few reasons why we hurt the ones we love so much. Plus a tip or two on how to stop being mean. You may recognize yourself in this comment from a reader: “I’m 22 and have been with [...]

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How to Cope With Relationship Doubt

Written by on May 11, 2013 in Love, Reconnecting, Solving Problems, Stages of Love with 0 Comments
How to Cope With Relationship Doubt

What is the biggest doubt you have about your relationship? Here’s how to cope with the worries, fears, and doubts your relationship brings. These tips are inspired by smart businesswoman and author, Lisa Bloom. Here’s what she writes in Think: Straight Talk for Women to Stay Smart in a Dumbed-Down World: “One of the best [...]

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How to See What’s Wrong With Your Marriage

Written by on April 29, 2013 in Marriage, Reconnecting with 0 Comments
How to See What’s Wrong With Your Marriage

If you can’t or aren’t willing to see what’s really going on (or WRONG) with your marriage, then you’ll never get your relationship back on track. The following marriage tips are inspired by two women: a reader who recently commented on my article about marriages ending, and Sheryl Sandberg. Here on Quips and Tips during [...]

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3 Tips for Accepting Your Husband’s Flaws and Weaknesses

Written by on April 26, 2013 in Expressing Love, Health, Marriage with 0 Comments
3 Tips for Accepting Your Husband’s Flaws and Weaknesses

The only thing harder than living with and even loving your husband’s flaws and quirks is realizing that he has to accept your weaknesses, too. Hence, tip #1. But first, here’s what Elizabeth Gilbert writes in Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage: “People always fall in love with the most perfect aspects of each [...]

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How to Support Your Daughter in a Difficult Marriage

Written by on April 21, 2013 in Marriage, Parents & Kids, Solving Problems with 0 Comments
How to Support Your Daughter in a Difficult Marriage

What advice or help can you give your daughter if she’s struggling with her husband? Here are a few tips for supporting your daughter during a difficult time in her marriage. Here’s what a mother (and new grandmother!) said about her daughter’s marriage: “My daughter’s husband has not been interested in her physically since she [...]

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How to Pray With Your Partner

Written by on April 11, 2013 in Expressing Love, Love, Marriage with 0 Comments
How to Pray With Your Partner

The power of prayer in marriage is more than “just” a spiritual connection with God! Praying with your partner can change how you see your relationship, and bring you closer together. Here are a few reasons I love praying with my husband, plus a few tips for praying with your partner. “Prayer does not change God, but it changes him [...]

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How to Regain Self-Confidence Without Leaving Your Relationship

Written by on March 29, 2013 in Health, Marriage with 5 Comments
How to Regain Self-Confidence Without Leaving Your Relationship

Has your marriage destroyed your self-confidence and self-image? Here are a few tips on rebuilding your confidence while keeping your relationship or marriage intact. Here’s what one reader – a doctor – says about her marriage: “I don’t feel he respects what I do and I have lost my confidence and sense of self. I [...]

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You’re Married to a Great Guy – Why Aren’t You Happy?

Written by on March 24, 2013 in Marriage, Reconnecting, Separation & Divorce, Stages of Love with 2 Comments
You’re Married to a Great Guy – Why Aren’t You Happy?

You’re married to a great guy, but you’re not happy and want out of the relationship. This reader is in the same boat: she doesn’t want to stay married to her husband, even though he’s a good man. Here’s her comment: “I want out [of my marriage] and can’t figure out why I can’t just [...]

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What to Do When Your Husband Constantly Puts You Down

Written by on March 24, 2013 in Marriage, Solving Problems with 0 Comments
What to Do When Your Husband Constantly Puts You Down

Nothing in your wedding vows gives your husband permission to put you down, constantly criticize you, and treat you like dirt. A reader says her husband constantly tells her he’s more educated, smarter, and has a better family. He screams at her in public, criticizes her in front of her  children, and uses bad language. She [...]

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